Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Biography: Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Downey's career has been characterized by some early success, a period of drug-related problems and run-ins with the law, and a surge in popular and commercial success in the 2000s. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. From 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s film Pound in 1970. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin received a BAFTA Award. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000, and won a Golden Globe Award for the role. Downey was fired from the show in 2001 in the wake of additional drug charges. He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program and has maintained his sobriety since 2003. Downey made his acting comeback in the 2003 film The Singing Detective, after Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond because completion bond companies would not insure himю He went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007), and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Iron Man (2008), and leading up to Avengers: Endgame (2019). He has also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). Downey has also taken on dramatic parts in The Judge (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in the latter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: April 04, 1965

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers

1994-08-26

Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2

2010-04-28

America
America

1986-10-01

Short Cuts
Short Cuts

1993-09-05

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes

2009-12-23

Chances Are
Chances Are

1989-03-10

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk

2008-06-12

Iron Man
Iron Man

2008-04-30

The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog

2006-03-09

Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005-09-16

A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly

2006-07-07

Zodiac
Zodiac

2007-03-02

Lucky You
Lucky You

2007-05-01

Chaplin
Chaplin

1992-12-17

Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys

2000-02-22

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2005-09-14

The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective

2003-10-24

Johnny Be Good
Johnny Be Good

1988-03-22

Gothika
Gothika

2003-11-21

Bowfinger
Bowfinger

1999-08-12

Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder

2008-08-09

Richard III
Richard III

1995-12-29

U.S. Marshals
U.S. Marshals

1998-03-06

Weird Science
Weird Science

1985-08-01

True Believer
True Believer

1989-02-17

Air America
Air America

1990-08-10

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

2006-09-29

The Avengers
The Avengers

2012-04-25

Charlie Bartlett
Charlie Bartlett

2008-02-22

Heart and Souls
Heart and Souls

1993-08-13

Hugo Pool
Hugo Pool

1997-12-12

Soapdish
Soapdish

1991-05-31

Only You
Only You

1994-03-04

Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays

1995-11-02

One Night Stand
One Night Stand

1997-11-14

Up the Academy
Up the Academy

1980-06-06

The Gingerbread Man
The Gingerbread Man

1998-01-23

Eros
Eros

2004-12-03

Less Than Zero
Less Than Zero

1987-11-06

Tuff Turf
Tuff Turf

1985-01-11

Restoration
Restoration

1995-12-29

Vertigo
Vertigo

In Dreams
In Dreams

1999-01-15

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

2008-08-26

Due Date
Due Date

2010-11-03

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987-10-01

Back to School
Back to School

1986-06-13

Black and White
Black and White

1999-09-04

The Pick-up Artist
The Pick-up Artist

1987-09-18

The Soloist
The Soloist

2009-04-24

1969
1969

1988-08-18

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

2006-08-30

Love and Distrust
Love and Distrust

2010-08-16

Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3

2013-04-18

Game 6
Game 6

2006-03-10

Too Much Sun
Too Much Sun

1990-10-10

Firstborn
Firstborn

1984-10-26

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

2011-09-13

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011-11-22

Equilibrium
Equilibrium

2004-09-10

Whatever We Do
Whatever We Do

2003-01-16

Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

1975-01-01

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

2023-07-15

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

2006-06-22

The Outsider
The Outsider

2005-12-04

The Judge
The Judge

2014-10-08

Hail Caesar
Hail Caesar

1994-05-11

The Route V50
The Route V50

2004-03-01

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

1995-12-06

Chef
Chef

2014-05-08

Danger Zone
Danger Zone

1996-08-02

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

2014-03-18

Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two

2015-12-08

Friends & Lovers
Friends & Lovers

1999-04-16

Baby It's You
Baby It's You

1983-03-04

The Age of A.I
The Age of A.I

2019-12-19

"Sr."
"Sr."

2022-09-02

Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985-04-12

Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War

2016-04-27

Sherlock Holmes 3
Sherlock Holmes 3

Downey's Dream Cars
Downey's Dream Cars

2022-07-13

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

2014-11-04

Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer

2023-07-19

Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War

2018-04-25

The Last Party
The Last Party

1993-08-27

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

2008-06-10

Greaser's Palace
Greaser's Palace

1972-07-31

I Am Steve McQueen
I Am Steve McQueen

2014-06-24

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022-11-19

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015-04-22

Two Girls and a Guy
Two Girls and a Guy

1998-04-24

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

2024-04-23

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

2007-05-19

The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys

2016-05-15

Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017-07-05

Pound
Pound

1970-08-08

Avengers: Doomsday
Avengers: Doomsday

2026-04-29

Avengers: Secret Wars
Avengers: Secret Wars

2027-05-05

Lethargy
Lethargy

2002-02-02

Dolittle
Dolittle

2020-01-02

I Am Iron Man
I Am Iron Man

2008-09-30

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003-05-01

That's Adequate
That's Adequate

1989-01-20

All-Star Weekend
All-Star Weekend

Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon

2010-07-20

Voom Portraits
Voom Portraits

2007-10-01

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993-03-26

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

2006-12-19

Pieta
Pieta

2001-12-01

Rented Lips
Rented Lips

1987-10-28

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

2012-06-12

Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

2010-03-30

Arrival
Arrival

1986-01-01

Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame

2019-04-24

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

1994-01-01

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

2020-08-30

Animal House: The Inside Story
Animal House: The Inside Story

2008-08-13

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

2019-12-20

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

2020-12-01

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010-05-04

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017-06-03

Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

2024-02-01

The Hider
The Hider

Last Party 2000
Last Party 2000

2001-11-02

The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer
The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer

2023-11-13

Iron Man 3 Unmasked
Iron Man 3 Unmasked

2013-08-24

Die Early
Die Early